More dog park art

I meant to post these ages ago. A recent post by my friends Christian and Julie over in Parkdale on their new blog, Ink In Our Veins, about some anonymous public art in their neighbourhood reminded me.

Here's another one, posted here previously. Same artist?

Canadian election woof woof

Another election, second in as many years, at a taxpayer cost of $300m, and for what? another minority government. I suppose you can't blame Prime Minister Stephen Harper for trying though; he gained 19 seats, inching closer to a majority that would allow him to do pretty much what he does anyway, introduce legislation and bully the opposition until it passes.

Harper remains the "big dog" in Canada, and to be honest, I feel like that's really the only thing that the election was about.

It certainly wasn't about the issues. I continue to believe that Canadians understand that public services and publicly-run infrastructure are essential in the kind of world we live in today, so many people with huge service needs, and that those services become corrupted, mismanaged and broken if run by the private sector. I also believe that Canadians are more compassionate than to support a criminal justice system that treats 14 year-old children like adults.

Yet that is not how Canadians voted.

So what did Canadians vote for?


Why dogs are NOT in politics. - amusing powerpoint slide show

Remember this "stud-bitch" incident with Conservative Peter McKay from 2006?

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by James Harding (Author)

quotes about dogs and politics